Crespel & Deiters Group has appointed Frank Kreß as its new chief financial officer, effective 15 October 2025. He succeeds Dr Inge Hohrath, who is leaving the company after three years at her own request.

ofi has published its Coffee LENS 2024 Impact Report, detailing progress towards 2030 sustainability targets across its global coffee operations. The report documents advances in climate action, farmer support programmes, and supply chain traceability during a year marked by significant market volatility and climate challenges.

dsm-firmenich has announced a significant development in dairy culture technology following collaborative research with APC Microbiome Ireland and INRAE that reveals how bacteria defend themselves against bacteriophages during fermentation processes.

Manchester-based biotech firm New Wave Biotech has entered a strategic partnership with CPI, the UK’s national translational research and innovation organisation, to apply hybrid AI-powered simulation technology to lipid extraction processes. The collaboration aims to resolve persistent challenges in both solvent-based and non-solvent extraction methods that have hindered the scaling of sustainable lipid production for […]